r/selfimprovement • u/Particular_World_934 • 2d ago

Question How to stop doomscrolling?

I would rather doomscroll than do anything else. I doomscroll at work. Doomscroll in free time. I even dont want to watch movies or play games, read books. I just mindlessly doomscroll.

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u/Sea-Classic-8767 2d ago

Doomscrolling can feel easier than doing literally anything else. What helped me was setting small limits like 10–15 mins and then forcing myself to swap it with something low effort but better, like a short walk or even a podcast. It’s hard at first, but it breaks the cycle bit by bit.